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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Twenty Ships a Day.

PARIS, Nov. 1.-Count de Lesseps has
announced to the Academy of Science
that the Panama Canal will be opened
on February 8, 1890. The work will not
unen be entirely completed, but the pas
sage will be tree tor twenty ships a day.
1t is estimated that this traffic will pro-
duce an annual revenue Of from 90,OOO,-
zoo to 100, 900 600 frames
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Another Great Centennial.

A meeting of citizens of New York is
to be held to take preliminary steps
looking to the centennial celebra-
ton there in 1889 of the Inauguration of
George Washington as first president of
the United States. The call for the
meeting embraces over 100 names of
the most prominent citizens of New
York, and it is proposed to make this
celebration the grandest of all centen-
NAL events which have occurred. 1t
will be national in it's character.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Glass Manufacturers Combine.

The glassware manufacturers in the
East have determined to close down all
their factories at the end of this month,
so as to aid the Western manufacturers
in resisting the demand of their en-
ploves for advanced wages.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

Wolves attacked calves on BruneIle's
farm near Houghton, Mich. on the
night Of the ID Mrs. Brunette and
daughter went out with lantern and
rescued the calves, one half-eaten.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
A New York PoIiceman's Suicide.

Patrollman James H. Place, OF New
York, 81 years old, killed himself on
the 4th, at his home at Is East One
Hundred and Twentieth Street. He
put revolver in his mouth and sent
bullet into his brain. He had been on
the police force since 1861. He was not
known to have any family or financial
trOubles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

Receiver Armstrong has begun the
payment of the first dividend to deposi-
tors of the late Fidelity National Bank.
of Cincinnati The dividend is rs per
cent Of the claims. The whole amount
to be disbursed is $500, 900, tits thought
twill require year to get ready for the
NEXT dividend
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
FIVE MEN SCALDED.
Fatal Explosion of a Boiler in TX,
lucky Saw Mill

a h6n-
lucky Saw Mill.
OwENsBoRo, KY, Nov. THE boiler
of Wade & Mills saw mill on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio and the Southwestern
Railways, exploded, fatally scalding
Miller, the owner, and Frank Royalty,
Walter Hamilton, Jefferson Wilkins
and B. F. Coyle badly but not fatally.
The mill was demolished. Tom Whit
worth, while piling lumber fifty yards
away, was struck with piece Of lumber
and killed. Heavy sections the boiler
were thrown several hundred Yards.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
The Sharon-HiH Divorce.

Notice has been given in the United
States circuit court that an appeal would
be taken in the well-known Sharon-H1li
case, in which Sharon sued Sarah Althea
to have the marriage contract declared
void. A decision was originally rendered
in favor of the plaintiff. Judge Sawyer
entered an order allowing an appeal to
the United States supreme court.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
END OF THE CROW VAR.

The killing of Sword Bearer and Three
Braves Has a Good Result.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. Mai Gen.
Terry to-day confirms the reports of a
skirmish on the Crow reservation last
Saturday. He says: "Gen. Ruger tele-
graphed me that Sword Bearer and
three of his Indian followers had been
killed one mile below the agency. A
number of Indians were also wounded.
the effect of their fire on our side being
comparatively small. The Indians are
now returning submissively to the
apencyn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Liberty or Death.

The three most rabid of the con-
demned Chicago Anarchists, Louis
Lingg, George Engel and Adolph Fisch-
er, have prepared open letters to Gov.
Oglesby, IN which they reiterate the
principles which they have long advo-
Gated, and like Parsons, demand either
tsliberty or death "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
DEADLY FTRE DAMP.

twenty-five Men Entombed by an Exp1o-
sion in a Mine.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-An explosion of fire.
damp occurred this morning in lead
mine at Matlock, County of Derby.
twenty-five men were in the pit at the
time. Five dead bodies have already
been recovered
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Sent to Prison for Embezzlemen

Arthur B. Campbell, bookkeeper for
the Armour Packing Company, of Chi
cago, was arraigned in court on the 4th
for the embezzlement of So 200, and SEN
fenced to two years in prison.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
The Danger Point Passed.

r. &. Dun & Co., IN their weekly
trade review, say: Notwithstanding
slow collections in many quarters, and
some failures of unpleasant significance,
the prevailing feeling is that the most
serious points of danger have been
weathered, and that trade and indus
tries have been warned in season to
check unsafe expansion. The volume
of business continues large
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

In the New Hampshire house of rep
resentatiyes, on the 18th, resolutions
were passed by a vote OF 134 to lis, re-
citing the governors veto of the Hazen
railroad bill, concerning the passage of
which charges of wholesale bribery
were publicly made, was informal and
illegal; that the bill had, therefore, be,
with other acts passed, to the secretary
of state
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
TWO YEARS In PRISON.

Cook County "Omnibus" Boodlers Sent
to the Penitentiary.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. THE motion for
stay OF execution in the "omnibus
Doodle case" came up for hearing this
morning before Judge Jameson and was
overruled. The defendants were sem
fenced to two years imprisonment each.
The defense asked permission to file a
bill perceptions and was given twenty
DAVIS to do So
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Increased Its Stock $5,OOO,OOO.

A certificate was filed in the county
clerks office at New York on the Sd,
setting forth that the Western Union
Telegraph Company, through its direc-
tors, has increased its capital 5000, 900.
This makes the total stock $50, 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
GEORGE SCORES A POINT.

The United Labor Party Secures the Fifth
Election Inspectorship.
New YORK, Nov. 5.-The referees
opinion in regard to the fifth election
inspectorship was made public this
morning. 1t is in favor of the United
Labor party. 1t awarded the Inspector
shin
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
THE LATEST NEWS


News has been received from Trujillo,
Peru, of mutiny there, September q
last, by two companies OF soldiers. Eff
teen or or twenty persons o1 were Killed De-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

yolver found ON the floor belonged to
Richardson.
The testimony at the inquest this af-
ternoon seems to show that Richardson,
IN desperation at Hanson's refusal to
give up the daughter of Richardson by
his divorced wife, shot Hanson and then
shot himself twice. The jury will doubt
less lind that Richardson came to his
death by bis own hand.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

The War Department is in receipt of a
telegram from Gen. Terry stating that he
has been advised by Gen. Ruger that in
accordance with an agreement with In
spector Armstrong, he has ordered all
the Crows to assemble at the agency.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
The Crops in Ontario.

The November report Of the Ontario
Bureau of Industries states that the
yield of fall wheat is IA 1861 bushels,
being 3,63O,531 bushels less than last
year, and 5, l62, 1893 less than the average
yield of six years. The spring wheat
yield is 1858, III bushels, against $685.
553 last year, and 9.713,7 79 for the aver
AGE oil six wears
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

Mrs. Samuel Nelson, living near Sidell,
H., gave birth to five babies, on the I'd,
three girls and two boys. The babies
are all doing nicely, but the mother is
not expected to live. She is thirty years
old, and two years ago gave birth to
twin girls
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
PROTECTEON FROM CHOLERA
Infected Vessels to be Turned Back to
Their Clearance Port.

Their CIearance Port.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 4.-Health-
Commissioner Nichols, of New York.
to-day called upon Secretary Fairchild
at his house and had long interview in
regard to the adoption of measures to
stood that the Commissioner held that
such infected vessels should be turned
back upon arrival in America and COM
PEELED to return to the country whence
thew came
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
IMPORTANT HOUSE BILL.
Proposed Measure Regulating the Coz
gressional Term.

gressiona1 Term.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 31.-Mr.
Grain, of Texas, will introduce bill at
the next session of Congress, regulating
the term of office of members of Con-
gress, providing that each Congress
shall meet two months after the election,
instead of waiting 395 days as it does
now. Under the present method men,
bers elect draw IS, 500 of the peoples
money before they render any legisla-
tive service whatever
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25

An act of the Legislature, approved
March 20, 1887, provides that every person
who shall officiate at the birth of child
shall make record thereof, and within
three months after such birth shall make
and deliver to the Recorder of Deeds of
the county wherein the birth took place, q
certificate ander his hand containing the
facts of such birth. 1t also provides that
every person who shall officiate at the
burial of any deceased person shall make a
record thereof and within two weeks after
such death shall make and deliver, or send
by the due course of mail or express, or by
such other manner as will insure safe
transit, to the Recorder of Deeds of the
county wherein such death took place, a
certificate under his hand containing par
ticulars of such death.
All certificates of births and deaths shall
be filed and recorded by the Recorder in o
book kept for that purpose, and the Board
of Commissioners of the several counties
shall provide blanks certificates, to be paid
for by the county, to be furnished to ply
sicians midwives and undertakers, to en-
able them to carry out and comply with
the requirements of the act.
Failure to comply with the provisions
of the act is punishable by fine of not
less than 500 nor more than $50 for each
oflense, and wilfully making false Ger
tifcate of any birth or death is punishable
by a fine not exceeding $500, or imprison
meet in the county Jail for any period moi
exceeding six months.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25
THE NEW LICENSE ACT.

Following is the full text of an amend
ment to the License Act, which was passed
at the last session of the Legislature, and
approved February, 1887:
SEC. 20. The County Auditor shall
from time to time deliver to the Sheriff as
many of such licenses as may be required,
and shall sign the same and charge them
to the Sheriff provided, that before sign
ing or delivering any license to Sheriff,
the Auditor shall fill out the license in
full, stating therein to whom said license is
issued, the kind of business authorized to
be carried on under the license, the room,
building and place where the business is to be
carried on, the dates when said license be-
gins and expires, and the amount of money
to be paid therefor, and shall at the same
time make entries of the same upon the
stubs in the license e-book. Whenever any
license is returned, by the Sheriff, unsold,
the Auditor shall cancel and file the license,
and note the fact and date of such cancella-
tion upon the stubs thereof. No Board of
County Commissioners shall audit or allow
any claim in favor Of Sheriff until there
shall be fled with said Board the certified
statement of the Auditor that all settle-
ments required by the 71st Section of the
Act of which this is amen1atory, have
been made by said Sheriff. The amount
of all licenses issued to the Sheriff and not
accounted for shall be deducted before any
claim shall be allowed to Sheriff. No
county shall be liable to the Auditor, other
than for his official salary, for any fees or
for any services required of him under this
Act.
The construction placed upon this
amendment is that all persons requiring
licenses shall apply to the Sheriff for the
same, giving in the application descrip-
ton of the room or building in which the
business is to be carried on for which the
I;canSa 10 ;Ssued
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25
THE NEW LAND BILL.
[Approved March 5, 1871

SECTION l. Every person who has ap-
piled to the State of Nevada to purchase
any land from it, or who has contracted
with the State of Nevada for such pur-
chase, or who may hereafter apply to or
contract with the State of Nevada, in
good faith, for the purchase of any of its
public lands, and who has paid, or shall
paw to the proper State officers, the amount
of money requisite under such application
or contract, shall be deemed and held to
have the right to the exclusive possession
of the land described in such application or
contract; provided, no actual, adverse pos
session thereof existed in another at the
date of the application.
SEC. 2. Every person who has con.
tracted with the State of Nevada, in good
faith. to purchase any land from it, shall
be entitled to maintain or defend any ac-
tion of law or equity concerning said land
or its possession, which may be maintained
or defended by persons who own land in
fee, and every person who has applied or
NAV hereafter apply to the State of Ne.
vada. in good faith, to purchase any land
from it. and has paid or shall pay the
amount of money which may he required
under such application, to the proper State
officer. shall be deemed and held to have
the right to the exclusive possession of such
land. and shall be entitled to maintain and
defend any action at law, or in equity,
concerning such land, or the possession
thereof, which may now be maintained or
defended by persons who own land in fee;
provided. no actual, adverse possession of
such land existed in another at the date Of
such application.
SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act contained
shall be constr ued as to prevent any per.
son or persons from entering upon such
landsfor the purpose of prospecting for any
of the precious metals or to prevent the
free and economical working of any mine
which NAV be discovered thereon.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25
MUST FILE CERTIFICATES AND
PUBLISH.
IApproved February 9, 1871

SECTION l. Every partnership transact
ing business in this State under ficticious
name, or designation not showing the
names OF the persons interested as partners
IN such business, must file with the Clerk
OF the county in which the said partner
snip Is carrying on business, certificate
stating the names in full of all the men,
bers OF such partnership and their places
OF residence, and publish the same once a
week for four consecutive weeks in news
paper published in the county, if there be
one, and if there be none in such county,
then in newspaper published in an adjoin-
ing county.
SEC. 2. The certificate filed with the
Clerk, as provided in Section one of this
Act, must be signed by the partners and
acknowledged before some officer author
lied to take the Acknowledgement of con.
veyances of real property. Where the
partnership is hereafter formed, the certifi-
cate must be filed, and the publication
designated in that Section must be made
within one month after the formation of
the partnership, or within one month from
the time designated in the agreement of its
members for the commencement of the
partnership; where the partnership has
been heretofore formed, the certificate
huot DO ulcu duU tue puullCdIlOu Ildue
within two months after the passage of
this Act. Persons doing business contrary
to the provisions of this Act, shall not
maintain any action upon, or on account of
any contracts made or transactions had ia
their partnership name, in any court of
this State, until they had first fled the
certificate and made the publication herein
required.
SEC. 3. On every change in the men,
bers of partnership transacting basiness
in this State under fcticious name, or a
designation which does not show the names
Of the persons interested as partne in it's
business, new certificate must be filed
with the County Clerk and new publica-
tion made, as required in this Act, on the
formation of such partnership.
Sec. A. Every County Clerk must keep
register of the name of every such part.
nership, and of each partner therein, and
he shall charge for each name so entered
the sum of twenty-five cents, to be col
lected as other fees. which shall be full
compensation for filing and registration.
SEC. 5. Copies of the entries of County
Clerk, as herein directed, when certified
by him, and affidavits of publication as
herein directed, made by the printer, pub
Usher or chief clerk of a newspaper, are
prima facie evidence of the facts therein
stated; provided, that this Act shall not
apply to any incorporation duly created
and existing under and by virtue of the
laws governing and providing for the crea-
tion of interpretations in this State, and
now engaged or hereafter to be engaged in
doing business in this State,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25
AN ACT

| TO REGULATE HOUSES OF PROSTITUTION, DANCE
| HOUSES AND HOUSES WHERE BEER, WINE OR
sPIR1rUoUs LIQUORS ARE SOLD.
The People Of the Stats, represented in
Senate and Assembly. do enact as fol-
| lows:
| SECTION /. 1t shall be unlawful for any
owner, or agent Of any owner, or any
other person to keep any house Of ill-fame,
or TO let or rent fer any length OF time
whatever to any woman of ill-fame any
house, room or structure situated within
four hundred yards Of any schoolhouse or
schoolroom used by any of the public
schools in the State Of Nevada.
Sec. Q. II shall be unlawful for any
owner, or agent Of any owner. or any
other person to keep, let or rent for any
length of time, or at all, any house 'front.'
| ing on the principal business street or thor
| oughfare Of any Of the towns Of this State
for the purposes Of prostitution, or for the
purpose OF keeping any dsnce-house, or
house commonly called "hurdy-house, 4"
or house where wine, beer or spirituous
liquors are sold or served by females or
female walters or attendants or when fe-
males are used or employed to attract or
solicit custom, nor shall any entrance or
exit way to any house referred to in this
section be made or used from the principal
business street or thoroughfare OF any OF
the towns of this State.
SEC. 8. Any persons violating the pro.
visions Of Sections one or two Of this Act
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor,
and on conviction, shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars, nor more than
three hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
In the County Jail not less than five nor
more than sixty days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
Of the Court.
SEC. 4. The provisions Of this Act
shall not apply TO towns and cities now
Incorporated.
SEC. s. In the trial OF all cases arising
under the provisions Of this Act, evidence
OF general reputation shall be deemed
competent evidence ss 10 the question OF
the ill-fame Of any house alleged TO be
so kept. and to the question OF the illfame
of such woman.
SEC. G.. II shall be the duty of the Dis
trict Attorney and Sheriff Of each county
in this State to see that the provisions OF
this ACT are strictly enforced and carried
into effect, and upon neglecting 30 to do,
they or either OF them shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor In office, and may
be proceeded against as provided in Sec-
tions 63 and 72 inclusive Of an Act en-
titled "An Act relating TO elections" sp-
proved March -. 1873.
SEC. Z. This Act shall take effect and
be In force from and after the first day OF
May, 1887.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25

Providing for photographic and topo-
raphic survery of the State.
Resolution asking the Government to
transport bullion in the postal cars.
Recommending Constitutional Conven-
ton to amend the entire State Constitu-
tion.
Calling on the Government to strengthen
the navy and seacoast defenses.
Asking Congress to provide for the
election of United States Senators by the
people.
Providing for the abandonment of the
mineral portion of Walker Lake Indian
Reservation.
: Advocating the passage of the Interstate
Commerce bill.
Advocating the prohibiting of the further
importation of Chinese into the United
States.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25
Notice to Creditors
Estate of JACOB vANDERL1ETH. Deceased

N1oTIoE Is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
~ undersigned, Administrator Of the es-
tate OF Jacob Vanderlieth, deceased. to the
creditors of. and all persons having claims
against the said deceased to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within ten months after
the first publication of this notice. to the said
Administrators, at his Office. southwest corner OF
Main and Bsteman streets, the same being the
nlace for the transaction of the business of
said estate IN the county of Eureka, State of
Nevada. e. d. VANDERLIETH,
Administrator of the Estate of Jacob Wander.
lieth, deceased.
Dated at Eureka, Nevada, May 25, 1887.
WREN b CHENEY, Attorneys for Admins
traitor. MO
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-25
District Court Summons
I'm the District Court Of the Stat,
OfNevada, Eureka County.

THE STATE OF NEVADA SENDS GREET
l. ing to ]. 4. Hinckley and Maggie WinzelI,
Administratrix of the estate of Joseph Win
zell, deceased.
You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
ton commenced against you as defendant by
James Sweeney, as plaintiff, in the District
Court of the State of Nevada, County of Eu-
reka, at the town OF Eureka, and answer the
complaint therein. which is on file with the
Clerk of said Court, within ten days after the
service on you of this Summons exclusive of
the day of service). il served in said County or
twenty days if served out OF said County, but
within this District, and in all other cases
forty days. or judgment by default will be
taken against you, according to the prayer of
said complaint. The said action Is brought to
recover judgment against you the said defend
ants, for the sum of S3,012, alleged to be due
from you Jointly and severslly to him uf n o
certain undertaking ON appeal and stay OF exc
cution executed by you, ]. L. Hinckley, and one
Joseph Winzell, now deceased, and the Admin
istratrix of whose estate you, Maggie Winzell,
are, and filed in the case of James Sweeney
against G. D. Schutes and William Mcconnell
In the Sixth Judicial District Court of the
State of Nevada in and for Eureka County, on
the 18th day of March, 1884, all of which will
more fully appear by reference to said COM
served, and to which you are hereby specially re-
ferred.
And you are hereby notified that If you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint as
above required, the said plaintiff will take
judgment against you for the said sum OF IS, ,012
and costs of suit
IN WHEREOF, e. Il. HARMON,
have hereunto set my hand and affixed
[sEAL the Seal of said Court this Goth day of
April, A. d. 1887. F. H. HARMON,
County Clerk and ex-oficio Clerk of the said
District Court of the State of Nevada, Eu-
R. M: BEATTY AND PETER BREEN, Attorneys for
Plaintiff. az